Nunavik voters head to the polls

PQ stronghold of Ungava could see big changes April 7

SARAH ROGERS

Kuujjuaq resident Martha Greig, right, casts her ballot at the polling station set up in the northern village office April 7, in front of deputy returning officer Anne Trudeau and poll clerk Arnaujaq Koneak, at left. Polls are open in each Nunavik community and throughout Quebec today until 8:00 p.m. (PHOTO BY ISABELLE DUBOIS)

Following a 33-day long election campaign, voters in Nunavik and throughout Quebec will cast their ballots April 7 in an election that will decide who will form the next provincial government.

Polling stations are open in each of Nunavik’s communities today until 8:00 p.m.

In Nunavik alone, just over 6,500 voters have registered to cast a ballot in Ungava, the province’s largest riding in size, but one of the smallest in population, with about 23,000 voters.

Ungava, which has been held by the Parti Québécois since 1981, is one of the Quebec ridings that could see big changes April 7 as the provincial Liberal party gains momentum.